After Golden Globes, people are going gaga for Steve Carell

Dana Barbuto The Patriot Ledger

Wednesday

Jan 9, 2019 at 3:45 PMJan 9, 2019 at 4:49 PM

Steve Carell continues to give Aerosmith's Steven Tyler good competition for the title of The Pride of Marshfield. At Sunday’s Golden Globes, Carell delivered a funny and warm introduction of Carol Burnett before presenting her the inaugural Carol Burnett Award for lifetime achievement in television. His remarks were both hilarious -- “Carol Burnett makes Tom Hanks look like an [expletive]” -- and charming – “… half a century later she remains the gold standard for comedy.”

Apparently, Carell’s short stint on stage sent Twitter aflutter with “hubba-hubba” posts about his salt-and-pepper good looks. A few examples: “Steve Carell is so hot I don't care,” "Steve Carell has aged AMAZINGLY that's all," "Like a fine wine, @SteveCarell just gets better with age." Other posts called Carell a “zaddy,” which is a dad with a lot of swagger, and a “god.”

Carell owns the Marshfield Hills General Store and, resides in the town during summers and has been married to Cohasset actress-writer Nancy Walls Carell since 1995.

Carell really became a darling around Marshfield when he gave the “MarshVegas” shout out from the red carpet at the 2007 Academy Awards. Sunday’s funny ode to Burnett also aroused the Twitter-sphere to demand Carell host the Oscar broadcast on Feb. 24. As one person posted: "Can I start a petition to have @SteveCarell host The Oscars in February? Funny, nice and everyone likes him…”

Carell had a busy fall with a trio of movies, “Beautiful Boy,” “Welcome to Marwen” and “Vice.” The actor will be seen in Apple TV’s upcoming morning show drama co-starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.

Priscilla Beach Theatre 2019 season

Priscilla Beach Theatre was a training ground for Paul Newman, Albert Brooks and Rob Reiner. So who knows who might break out this season? The slate includes six musicals on its historic barn stage at 800 Rocky Hill Road.

The lineup:

May 3-11: “Life Could Be a Dream”

May 31-June 8: “Heathers the Musical”

July 5-20: “Hairspray”

Aug. 1-17: “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”

Sept. 6-14: "[title of show]"

Oct. 4-12: “Young Frankenstein”

Season and individual tickets are on sale online at pbtheatre.org or by calling 508-224-4888.

'One Night of Queen' at Memorial Hall

The rock band Queen is reigning strong again thanks to the film “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which pulled off a Sunday night stunner, winning best dramatic movie at the Golden Globes. If you loved the movie, you might want to grab tickets for “One Night of Queen,” a tribute concert performed by Gary Mullen and The Works. Paying homage to the Freddie Mercury-led band, the concert is dedicated to recreating the essence of Queen’s blend of theatrics and stadium anthems such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Under Pressure,” “We Are the Champions,” “Flash,” “Somebody to Love,” “We Will Rock You,” and many more. The concert is at 8 p.m. April 11 at Plymouth Memorial Hall, 83 Court St. Tickets are $29-$49 and are on sale atmemorialhall.com or by calling 617-531-1257.

Dana Barbuto may be reached at dbarbuto@patriotledger.com or follow her on Twitter @dbarbuto_Ledger.